| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Tom Toles, Washington Post, March 5, 2009.
Did you enjoy this post? If so, click here to subscribe to updates to Investment Postcards from Cape Town by e-mail.
 By Prieur du Plessis, on March 6th, 2009 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money  3 people had their say - chime in!
With stocks falling sharply and flight-to-safety trades taking center stage, the debate on what should (or shouldn’t) be done to stop the financial and economic rot is raging on. Although the mood is decidedly gloomy, if not outright doom, good viewing material was produced. Some of the more interesting video clips of the past few days are shared in this post. [...] 
“When people are looking for lows or so afraid of missing the bottom (or a rally) then you can almost always count on it not being the real deal. Real rallies start when all hope is lost and investors become mentally worn out from calling for the bottom (so often) and being wrong that they finally stop trying,” said technical analyst Kevin Lane in his daily comments. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Newsletter Sent Out - Mar. 1, 2009 (The Wild Investor, 2/28/09) Technical talk: Bounce not that impressive … (GreenLightAdvisor Views, 3/8/09) Five Canadian Companies From Global 100 List 2009 (Top Foreign Stocks, 3/25/09) By Prieur du Plessis, on March 5th, 2009 posted in: Economy, Investment, Markets, Money 11 people had their say - chime in!
The improved Chinese PMI numbers, together with the additional stimulus package, probably mark a trough in the GDP growth cycle. Will the Chinese command economy come to the rescue of the Western world? Time will tell, but there are rays of light, not least of which is a bullish-looking Chinese stock market. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) China Retains 8% Growth Target for 2009 Despite Massive Headwinds (Money Morning, 2/27/09) China’s Investment Alternatives: Why China Can’t Sell U.S. Treasuries (Investment U, 2/13/09) What China is Buying Now (Wealth Daily, 1/12/12)
Analysts the world over are grappling with the question: Are markets cheap or just fair value at the current levels? Investment analysts and portfolio managers use a myriad valuation tools to try to get to grips with this question. One of the most commonly used valuation tools is the so-called price-earnings (PE) ratio, [...] More on this topic (What's this?) When local is lekker and foreign not (The Big Pond, 6/30/09) JSE: take some profits! (Wall Street Sector Selector, 1/20/11) JSE and LSE launch “me-too” African indices (The Big Pond, 10/6/08) By Prieur du Plessis, on March 5th, 2009 posted in: Economy, Investment 2 people had their say - chime in!
A picture is worth a thousand words. This post shows a very interesting chart, provided by the US Congressional Budget Office, of the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on the economy. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Washington Post: Healthcare=Iraq (Hedged Bet, 3/8/09) Northern Trust: Glimmer of hope? (The Swamp Report, 3/26/09) Northern Trust: The Great Depression – Just the Facts, Ma’am (Consequences Unintended, 2/10/09) |
![[Most Recent Charts from www.kitco.com]](http://www.kitconet.com/charts/metals/gold/t24_au_en_usoz_4.gif)
 (requires Windows Media Player) 
|      
   | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Copyright © 2012 Investment Postcards from Cape Town - All Rights Reserved Performance Optimization WordPress Plugins by W3 EDGE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Email
Baltic Dry Index – sell-off overdone?
Faber: “Bubble” exists in safest bonds
Investor Sentiment: Is this the end of the road for the rally?
Monetary policy: Week in review (Jan, 2012)
Recent Comments